Families

Using coloured crayons make a colourful background, then add black over the top and scratch out a picture

Using building shapes made from card and collage a townscape based on the artworks at Penlee House.

Taking inspiration from the stunning enamel brooch showing a ballerina by Lara Knight and Ella Naper, design and make your own colourful brooch that you can wear.

Design and make a badge either by choosing a Penlee House image or making your own marks inspired by our ‘Making Her Mark: A Celebration of Women in Art’ exhibition.

Taking inspiration from the Golowan theme ‘Forever Flying High!’ and from our fishing themed artworks here at Penlee House design and make your own colourful flying fish.

Explore the different styles of portraits and self-portraits on display in the gallery spaces here at Penlee House.  Join us to try out lots of fun, different games focused on drawing portraits. 

Take inspiration from the delicate silhouette of a feather on a soft, colourful background and recreate this using black paper and tissue paper collage. Choose an object from the natural world to be your silhouette focal point.